Dynamic Queries for Information Exploration: An Implementation and Evaluation
dc.contributor.author | Ahlberg, Christopher | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Williamson, Christopher | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shneiderman, Ben | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2004-05-31T21:00:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2004-05-31T21:00:09Z | |
dc.date.created | 1991-09 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 1998-10-15 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | We designed, implemented and evaluated a new concept for direct manipulation of databases, called dynamic queries, that allows users to formulate queries with graphical widgets, such as sliders. By providing a graphical visualization of the database and search results, users can find trends and exceptions easily. Eighteen undergraduate chemistry students performed statistically significantly faster using a dynamic queries interface compared to two interfaces both providing form fill-in as input method, one with graphical visualization output and one with all-textual output. The interfaces were used to expore the periodic table of elements and search on their properties. (Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-584) | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 2631561 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/postscript | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/374 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
dc.relation.isAvailableAt | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Tech Reports in Computer Science and Engineering | en_US |
dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Computer Science Department Technical Reports | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | UM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-2763 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | CAR-TR-584 | en_US |
dc.title | Dynamic Queries for Information Exploration: An Implementation and Evaluation | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |